Advice Regarding Gun Safety

Sometimes people forget guns are dangerous, and scary things that are out of your control can occur. Make sure you familiarize yourself with all the things that can possibly go wrong, so if/when they occur you know how to safely handle it.

Barry is wearing the California No Right To Bear Arms t-shirt from ENDO Apparel.

Thoughts? Anything ever really surprise you while shooting? The one thing that happened with me that comes to mind, is I was prone shooting my friend’s Mini-14 and he was standing slightly behind me in what we both figured was a safe place. I made some adjustments to get more comfortable, and in the process twisted the rifle so it was no longer ejecting nicely across the ground. I pulled the trigger, and the ejected hot brass cut his lip open.

There is also a difference between tactical training and range shooting.

I don’t know about anyone else, but if I go to a range, I’ll do the glasses, ear protection and gloves. If I’m doing tactical civilian training it is day to day clothes and my carry weapon “in the moment.”